Toy bank



b 1948. L. BAUM 2,448,951

TOY BANK Filed June 6, 1946 INVENTOR Patented Sept. 7, 1948 i-IroY BANK Joseph'L.Baum; Hartford, Gonn. .Applicationilune 6, 1946, Serial Dim-74,210

'3 Claims. (6146-4) This inventionrelates to improvements .on toy banks and an object of thisinventionisto'prov-ide ,a bank .inwhichlthe manipulation .of alever will react 111101198, series oflamusing figures or characters and cause -them-.to=,deposit a-coininto the bank. v A

.A further object of this-invention is-to pro- 'v-ide a'device of anamusing character, the operation of which will tend to coincide with the habit of saving'money.

A further object of this invention is to provide a toy bank whichwill-be -of-atstrong and durable ,character and from which the coins may not be easily withdrawn.

To the foregoing objects and others which may U hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will he more specifically referred toand. illustrated in the accompanyingidrawings,

and modifications may be'resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the invention,

Figure 2 shows a longitudinal cross-section along the center line thereof in which a modification has been made in the characters employed, and

Figure 3 is an exploded view in perspective showing the construction of the coin slot.

Referring first to Figure 1, the invention comprises a hollow rectangular box suitably divided by a vertical partition 2 to form a coin box 3 and a mechanism enclosure 4. The coin box is provided in the upper surface thereof with a centrally located coin slot '5, the same being protected by a suitable metal chute 6. Essentially as shown, the upper surface of the box I has a slot 8 longitudinally aligned with the slot 3, and a transverse rod 9 is positioned medially under the slot 8 with its extremities journalled in the sides of the box. A double arm crank II] is mounted upon the rod 9 and its longer arm projects upwardly through the slot 8 to carry a suitable figure or character |2. The remaining crank arm l3 has a transverse plate l4 attached thereto, the purpose of which will be more fully explained.

Positioned upon the upper surface of the box I and in line with the slots 3 and 8 is a further character or figure IS, the three legs of which are rigidly secured to the box. Its fourth leg [6 is pivoted by means of a pin l1 and extends downwardly through the slot 8. Thereupon it is angu- ;but'. it isto be understood that changes, variations 'lated to form a more or less horizontaLportion 8 which protrudes outwardly through a suitable slot l 9 and'lformsa handle.

.An elasticban'd 2| ,passes around the angulated Lportion |'8 and the rod "9 as shown,so thatthe tension thereof will tend, to draw the "figures .1'2 and i5 together.

Referring now'to Figure 2, the characters 1|"2 and 15 of Figurelhavebeen substitutedbyaball 22 and player 12.3, thearran'gement "of the crank H1 and'the coin box 3'remainingessentially the same. 'The pivoted "leg2=4 of the player is provided with a downward extension 2 5" which passes through afurther slot'26'in-the'top of the box andis angulated as-before to form the'portionls andthehandle'20.

In Fig. 'l a coin holder I "is suitably placed into 'the-hand of the-character l2 and comprises-a pair of circular side plates 21 spaced apartby a plate 28,the latter havin been suitably recessed -to-accommodate-the-coin. The ball '22 is similarly constructed 'except "its *contour i is somewhat lengthened to obtain the effect desired.

Having thus described my invention, I will now proceed to detail its method of operation.

A coin is first placed in holder 1 whereupon the handle 20 is raised and quickly released. The raising action increases the tension of the rubber band 2| and retracts the leg IE or 24 into the kick-off position. Releasing the lever allows the band 2| to propel the leg against the ball 22 of the character I2 which in turn is thrown over by the impact as indicated by the phantom lines 29 and the arrow 30. The coin 3| then drops through the slot '5 into the coin box 3, and shortly before the crank l0 reaches the end of its path the arm l3 thereof bearing the plate l4 comes in contact with the band 2|. The resiliency of the latter reverses the movement of the crank and throws it back against the leg IE or 24 in readiness for further operation. A suitable tensioning spring may be used in place of the band 2| to obtain the required effect.

The exact configuration illustrated is regarded as the optimum, but some of the desirable results inherent in this disclosure may be obtained by various slight modifications including some departure from the exact configuration shown, and it is therefore requested that the scope of the invention should be regarded as limited only by the terms of the claims.

What I claim is:

l. A toy bank comprising a receptacle formed with a coin receiving opening on the upper surface at one end thereof, an actuating crank havtacle extending above said stop plate and fixed to a leg of said first crank for biasing the vertical H leg toward the vertical arm, whereby said vertical leg may strike the vertical arm after the resilient;

member has been tensioned and released for rocking said coin receiving member toward the coin receiving opening, said plate engaging ,'said=re-- silient member after initial rocking of said second crank biasing said second crank to the initial position.

2. A toy bank comprising a lever having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg at the lower end thereof, a pivot for said lever at the upper end of said vertical leg, a second lever in alignment with said first lever and'having a substantially vertical arm and a substantially horizontal arm at the lower end thereof, a stop member on said horizontal arm perpendicular to the plane of said second lever, a resilient member biasing the lower end of said vertical leg toward said second lever and overlying said stop member in initially spaced relation, a coin supporting member on the upper end of said vertical arm and a coin receiving receptacle adjacent said second lever opposite from said first lever, said horizontal leg constituting a handle whereby said resilient member is tensioned upon rocking said vertical leg away from said second lever andupon releasing the tension said vertical leg is biased to strike said vertical arm effecting rocking of said second lever to re- 4 lease a coin from said coin supporting member into said receptacle, said stop member engaging said resilient member after initial rocking of said second lever biasing said second lever to its initial l position.

3. A toy bank comprising a lever having a substantially vertical leg and a handle at the lower end of said leg, a pivot for said lever, a resilient member engaging saidleverabiasing said leg to a forwardly inclined initial position, a second lever forwardly of said first'lever and including a vertical arm and a rearwardly extending horizontal arm at the lower end thereof, a pivot for said second lever at the lower end thereof, a stop member on said horizontal arm spaced below said resilient member in the initial position of said secondlever in which said vertical arm is inclined rearwardly toward said leg, a coin receiving member on said vertical arm, said resilient member tensionable upon rearward rocking of said leg, said'leg 'upon release thereof engageable with said vertical arm for initially rocking said second lever forwardly, said stop member engaging said resilient member after initial movement of said second lever for biasing it with increasing tension upon further rocking to its initial position, said vertical arm in its forward position being inclined forwardly and upwardly for releasing a coin from the coin receiving member.

JOSEPH L. BAUM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 232,699 Eddy Sept. 28, 1880 385,225 Bailey June 26, 1888 1,454,539 Eberhardt et al May 8, 1923 

